In 2021, the total number of students belonging to university faculties reached 2,116, an increase of 262 from the previous year, a record high, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Basic School Survey (confirmed figures). ..The number of female students also increased by 5,688 from the previous year to 3,090, a new record high.
According to the Ministry of Education, the total number of university enrollments as of May 2021, 5 was 1, an increase of 291 from the previous year.The breakdown is 7,998 undergraduate students and 2,393 graduate students.The number of undergraduate students at national universities was 262, which is 5,688 less than the previous year, but the number of public universities was 25, which is 7,128 higher than the previous year, and the number of private universities was 1,431, which is 59 more.
The number of graduate students exceeded the previous year by 2.Of these, 599 master's students are 2,161 more than the previous year, 16 are 2,548 less than doctoral students, and 50 are 7 more professional students.The number of advanced courses was 5,295, which is 488 less than the previous year, and the number of other courses was 1, which is 9,375.
The number of junior college students was 5,364, which is 10 less than the previous year, and the long-term declining trend associated with the 2,232-year system of female students could not be stopped.The number of college students decreased by 4 to 69, almost unchanged.The number of vocational school students increased by 5 to 6,905.
The number of elementary school children has decreased by 7 from the previous year to 7,299, which is a record low, and the birthrate is declining seriously.However, as the birthrate continues to decline, the increase in the number of college students is expected to reach its limit.
